Concealed carrying product

ABSTRACT

A holder ( 21 ) is attached within a pants ( 50 ) pocket ( 51 ) with an object ( 11 ) secured onto the holder in varying positions and orientations matching varying conditions of use, where preferably the object is a holster ( 11 ) which can take various forms in order to holster various articles such as telephones, small computers, and security personnel hand guns ( 61 ).

[0001] The product comprises a holder attached within a pants pocketwith an object attached onto the holder in varying positions andorientations matching varying conditions of use, where preferably theobject is a holster which can take various forms in order to holstervarious articles such as telephones, small computers, and securitypersonnel hand guns.

[0002] The product provides progress over prior art shown for example inU.S. Pat. No. 1,226,718 by Noel Nov. 8, 1932, U.S. Pat. No. 4,262,832 byPerkins Apr. 21, 1981, U.S. Pat. No. 4,388,734 by Cowden Jun. 21, 1983,U.S. Pat. No. 4,741,465 by Johnson May 3, 1988, U.S. Pat. No. 4,966,320by DeSantis Oct. 30, 1990, U.S. Pat. No. 5,170,919 by DeSantis Dec. 15,1992, U.S. Pat. No. 5,692,237 by Bennett Dec. 2, 1997, and U.S. Pat. No.5,931,358 by Rogers Aug. 3, 1999.

[0003]FIG. 1 depicts the product holding objects in pants pockets.

[0004]FIG. 2 depicts a pocket in FIG. 1 partly open to depict productdetails.

[0005]FIG. 3 depicts the product in other pants pockets.

[0006]FIG. 4 depicts a pocket in FIG. 3 cut away to depict productdetails.

[0007]FIG. 5 depicts a fastener pair.

[0008] Preferably the product comprises a holster 11, 11A, 11B and aholder having a carry side 21, 21A and a pants side—only visible at 22B.The holster has a first member of a fastener pair—only visible at31B—and the carry side has a second member of the fastener pair 32, 32A.The holster can take various forms in order to holster various articlessuch as telephones, small computers, and security personnel hand guns61.

[0009] The second member of the fastener pair can be the entire carryside and can be a portion of the carry side. In order for the holster tobe in use attached onto the carry side in varying positions and varyingorientations to meet varying conditions of use, the second member of thefastener pair is in area at least twice as large as the first member ofthe fastener pair.

[0010] The holder can be bent about any axis along the holder—forexample 101—by force from the holster and any holstered article and willreturn when this force is absent. The holder causes force from theholster and any holstered article to be distributed over the holder.

[0011] Alternatively the first member of the fastener pair can beattached on an object, such as any of the holstered articles listedabove, so that the object can be attached directly to the holder withoutuse of a holster. What is true of the holster and any holstered articlethen is also true for the object.

[0012] Preferably the product also comprises pants 50, 50A having atleast one pocket 51, 51A, 51B. The pants side of the holder is attachedinside the pants pocket—for example at 58.

[0013] The pants pocket can be a side pocket 51A depicted in FIG. 3. Inthis case the pants can have a pleat, and preferably several pleats 52A,over the pocket which cause the pants to lay without showing the holsterand any holstered article in relief.

[0014] Also, the outermost surface—for example 57—of the pocket can bestiffened to bend as a whole over the holster and any holstered articlewithout conforming to parts of the holster and any holstered article sothat details of the holster and any holstered article are not shown inrelief. This can be done with, and without pleats.

[0015] The pants pocket can also be a cargo pocket 51 depicted in FIG. 1and FIG. 2 located on the leg aside the lap portion of the pants. Thecargo pocket has a top opening which faces upward when the pants areworn standing.

[0016] Here the pleat 52 is part of the pocket. Preferably here thereare pleats on the front and the sides 53 which cause the pants to laywithout showing the holster and any holstered article in relief.

[0017] To provide easy access to a holstered article when a person issitting, the cargo pocket has a side opening 54 which faces upward whenthe pants are worn sitting. The side opening can have a zipper 55closure as depicted and alternatively can be closed by other fasteners.A top flap 56 can be secured to the cargo pocket by various fastenerssuch as the hook and loop fasteners 59 depicted.

[0018] Alternatively the product can comprise the holder having thesecond member of a fastener pair and comprise the first member of thefastener pair. The holder can be attached in any pants pocket and thefirst member of the fastener pair can be attached on any suitableobject. Here the holder could be removably attached in a pants pocket.

[0019] The fastener pair can be a hook-and-loop fastener pair. Thefastener pair can also be as depicted in FIG. 5 where the first member31C of the fastener pair has a first plurality of protruding first stemswith any first stem 33 from the first plurality of first stems having afirst head—34 which is in diameter larger than the first stem, and thesecond member 32C of the fastener pair has a second plurality of secondstems with any second stem 35 from the plurality of second stems havinga second head 36 which is in diameter larger than the second stem.

[0020] The holster must be given varying secured positions andorientations in a pants pocket to match varying conditions of use. Ahorizontal orientation is appropriate for sitting, and a more verticalorientation is appropriate for standing. Varying positions relative to apocket opening can be chosen for varying situations. For this to be, thesecond member of the fastener pair must be larger than the first memberof the pair.

[0021] More than one holster, or object, could be attached to theholder. The first member of the fastener pair can have one component,and can have multiple components such as the two components 31B.

[0022] The holster and any holstered article should not be shown inrelief. Also the holder should not be shown in relief. Thus, the holdershould bend with the lay of the pants so that the holder edges will notbe shown in relief. For the same reason the holder should not retain anybent shape.

[0023] The holder should distribute the weight of the object over thefull holder so that weight of the holster and any holstered article willnot distort the lay of the pants and thereby disclose the holster andany holstered article. It is not necessary that the lay of the pants beunchanged, it is only necessary that any change will not disclose theobject.

Claimed is:
 1. A concealed carrying product comprising a holder and afirst member of a fastener pair attached to an object to be carried, theholder having a carry side and a pants side, the carry side having asecond member of the fastener pair, the second member of the fastenerpair being in area at least twice as large as the first member of thefastener pair, in use the object being attached at varying positions andin varying orientations on the holder to meet varying conditions of use,the pants side being attached inside a pants pocket.
 2. The product ofclaim 1 wherein the first member of the fastener pair has a firstplurality of protruding first stems with any first stem from the firstplurality of first stems having a first head which is in diameter largerthan the first stem, and the second member of the fastener pair has asecond plurality of second stems with any second stem from the pluralityof second stems having a second head which is in diameter larger thanthe second stem.
 3. The product of claim 1 wherein the object is aholster.
 4. A concealed carrying product comprising: a holster having afirst member of a fastener pair, in use the holster holding an object; aholder having a carry side and a pants side, the carry side having asecond member of the fastener pair, the second member being in area morethan twice as large as the first member, in use the holster beingattached at varying positions and in varying orientations on the holderto meet varying conditions of use, the holder being bendable about anaxis along the holder by force from the holster and the holsteredarticle, and returning when force is absent, the holder causing forcefrom the holster and the holstered object to be distributed over theholder; and pants having a pocket, the pants side of the holder beingattached in the pocket.
 5. The product of claim 4 wherein the pants havea pleat over the pocket.
 6. The product of claim 4 wherein the outermostsurface of the pocket is stiffened to bend without conforming to partsof the holster and the holstered article.
 7. The product of claim 4wherein the first member of the fastener pair has a first plurality ofprotruding first stems with any first stem from the first plurality offirst stems having a first head which is in diameter larger than thefirst stem, and the second member of the fastener pair has a secondplurality of second stems with any second stem from the plurality ofsecond stems having a second head which is in diameter larger than thesecond stem.
 8. The product of claim 4 wherein the pocket is a cargopocket located on a pants leg aside the lap portion of the pants, thecargo pocket having a top opening which faces upward when the pants areworn standing, the cargo pocket having a side opening which faces upwardwhen the pants are worn sitting, and the side opening having a sideclosure.
 9. A concealed carrying product comprising: a holster having afirst member of a fastener pair, in use the holster containing aholstered article; pants having a cargo pocket located on a pants legaside the lap portion of the pants, the cargo pocket having a topopening which faces upward when the pants are worn standing, the cargopocket having a side opening which faces upward when the pants are wornsifting, and the side opening having a side closure; a holder having acarry side and a pants side, the pants side being attached within thecargo pocket, the carry side having a second member of the fastenerpair, the second member being in area more than twice as large as thefirst member with in use the holster being attached at varying positionsand in varying orientations on the holder to meet varying conditions ofuse, the holder being bendable about an axis along the holder by forcefrom the holster and the holstered article, and returning when the forceis absent, the holder causing force from the holster and holsteredarticle to-be distributed over the holder; and the first member of thefastener pair having a first plurality of protruding first stems witheach first stem from the first plurality of first stems having a firsthead which is in diameter larger than the first stem, and the secondmember of the fastener pair having a second plurality of second stemswith each second stem from the plurality of second stems having a secondhead which is in diameter larger than the second stem.